Node.js LTS
Open sourceOpenJS Foundation
- Category
- Development
- Version
- 24.22.1
- Manifest checked
- 2026-10-23
- Size
- ~32 MB
- Licence terms
- Open source (MIT) · free for personal and business use
- Supported OS
- Windows 11 · 10
- Install method
- Automatic install supported
- Developer
- OpenJS Foundation
- Downloads via this site
This links to OpenJS Foundation’s own download source. AfterFormat neither stores nor modifies installer files.
What it is
Node.js runs JavaScript outside the browser. It is used for web servers, but more importantly almost all front-end tooling runs on it, so any web work effectively requires it. The npm package manager is installed alongside.
When to pick this
For web development or for any tool distributed through npm. If you work only in Python, you do not need it.
Details
LTS release
This installs the long-term support release. Newer versions get features first but can break tooling, so use LTS unless you have a reason not to.
npm
The bundled package manager downloads and manages libraries; npm install fetches everything a project needs.
Multiple versions
If different projects need different versions, use a version manager such as nvm-windows. This installer handles one version at a time.
After a reformat
Reinstall global packages
Tools installed with npm install -g are gone. Run npm ls -g --depth=0 before formatting to capture the list and reinstalling takes minutes. A project’s node_modules is rebuilt with npm install.
If you use a version manager
If you ran several versions through nvm or fnm, install that tool first and Node.js inside it. This site’s automatic install puts on the single official installer.
Distribution
- winget ID
- OpenJS.NodeJS.LTS
- Redistribution policy
- Open source licence
- Manifest checked
- 2026-10-23
- Official site
- https://nodejs.org/
The date the version and installer URL were checked in winget. This is separate from a usage-terms review or an installation test.
Original winget manifest